# NEW YORK | LOW-RISE / GENERAL Development News + Construction **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [June 13, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165 "2014-06-13T20:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 46
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/912 "2024-05-07T17:33:21Z")
![IMG_2932](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/2/9288cd384a9f6939dd69efbec6a4be2eadea3432.jpeg) ![IMG_2933](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/2/b2c15a13a55e4287bfd126836dc2d0f7820789ab.jpeg) 29 Jay St - Dumbo ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/913 "2024-05-07T23:04:44Z")
We probably crossed: > **[Construction Tour: Nine Chapel — FIELD CONDITION](http://fieldcondition.com/blog/2024/5/7/construction-tour-9-chapel-tankhouse-soil)** > > Facade installation is nearing completion at Tankhouse’s residential tower at 9 Chapel Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by SO-IL, the tower rises 158 feet and features a massing broken down into smaller blocks to achieve a more varied appearance... ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/914 "2024-05-08T00:27:56Z")
Two lovely projects ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/915 "2024-05-17T14:22:58Z")
2971 Shell Road update: > **[The Bay Nears Completion at 2971 Shell Road in Coney Island, Brooklyn - New...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/05/the-bay-nears-completion-at-2971-shell-road-in-coney-island-brooklyn.html)** > > Construction is nearing completion on The Bay, an eight-story, 189-unit project from Zproekt Architecture and Rybak Development in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Photos by Michael Young ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/7/47596e19d91880c3a8f500abf15a2f2efb8babec.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fe040b5b5f6a61d2816fd9d24b783297738e6e64.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/2/22a6a353bbc78f19148f90c3d550db6e79ac2482.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/f/1f642571d47f44d04ff3b9f3626cbfd902153753.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fedb948e6cf2c9acb80fbe320972579a887adbf6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AntonioL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/antoniol/32/139225_2.png) [@AntonioL](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/AntonioL)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/916 "2024-05-17T17:04:24Z")
Classy. ---
**Author:** ![arctic\_camel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arctic_camel/32/186335_2.png) [@arctic\_camel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/arctic_camel)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/917 "2024-05-24T20:45:46Z")
> **[Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels "like home" in Brooklyn](https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/studio-libeskind-social-housing-brooklyn/)** > > Studio Libeskind has completed The Atrium at Sumner Houses, an affordable housing block with 190 apartments for seniors in Brooklyn, New York. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/1/41b2dde56cd5e6b64403e15e142ad44b9a8f0379.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b4d4b7633b12638beb1ac8b656e1c3fea576fa2.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/c/dc0db89e156a065a663f1c5f87c36a4b9da1159e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/c/3c875d46c98c8ae468de67b8fd2802126c1a91a0.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/0/20af1a52d4c3cf8dbf9e555ee3a9c8cde60993d3.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/2/42c325df04b6db62533c06676d82f52b832925a9.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/098f955f8c9a6c5b6506723b4319e1f32d65ae64.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/4/9456d5f64ba31387fcefac0371a524a44b0c65e2.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/6/862dbb880d61b9aadf4e14547a9b61817087bc35.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/e/0ec5b7891586e03a90f8487a278ea86564e92d73.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yesinmybackyard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/71e660/32.png) [@yesinmybackyard](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/yesinmybackyard)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/918 "2024-05-28T13:09:00Z")
that atrium! ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/919 "2024-05-31T01:43:14Z")
> **[L+M Plans 328-Unit Housing Development on Gerard Avenue in the Bronx](https://commercialobserver.com/2024/05/lm-construction-permits-1225-gerard-avenue-bronx/)** > > L+M applied for permits on May 17 to construct a 17-story building at 1225 Gerard Avenue with supportive housing and affordable units. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/920 "2024-05-31T02:54:35Z")
**220 East 9th Street** update > **[Permits Filed for 220 East 9th Street in Manhattan's East Village - New York...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/05/permits-filed-for-220-east-9th-street-in-manhattans-east-village.html)** > > Permits have been filed to convert a five-story garage into a six-story residential building at 220 East 9th Street in Manhattan's East Village. ---
**Author:** ![arctic\_camel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arctic_camel/32/186335_2.png) [@arctic\_camel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/arctic_camel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/921 "2024-05-31T11:56:30Z")
> **[SO-IL completes perforated-metal facade of residential tower in Brooklyn](https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/so-il-perforated-metal-facade-of-residential-tower-in-brooklyn/#/)** > > Local architecture studio SO-IL has completed the exteriors of a residential building in Brooklyn with a wavy, perforated-metal facade. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/3/a3871ac322d0d0b15370d4e78239d355d496231e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/ae83de1fba360d9062a412e5ed4b1cf63cda693e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/ae8fb7d5ab689a9e407f1d99a8c07745fe2d8577.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/1/4134f7a5f518950c941898817d22eb4647e432d3.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/7/b7fb25fdae081f3537bfe2ee0f9556651b936f6b.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/1/611e2037669fe9d3e5d3cf226397b56f10ed08f4.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/2/023547f83d50ebf1614bb9082b1bcb955241ca2e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/1/a17e6156a5c50904cf394095825b6ba70dfc9a35.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/5/05c6671bc1c0f031be70d585a7023d47e97a9704.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/6/06b24a72479a3dd5719b996588665d8ffad3681e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b42c29cc67620b6be805c2f2e53c2fd7f344bb97.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/2/62372c004abb234782c464b84997bca1eebd1282.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/a/4a2487c05c6f217862c9009b77e77e709a9963f7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/922 "2024-05-31T12:26:49Z")
This photo is the perfect juxtaposition of Classicism & Modernism: with both of these buildings examples of **Architecture with a capital A.** The architectural design work here by Studio SO-IL is nothing less than **exquisite**. 🤩 🤩 🤩 🤩 BTW, nice photos of this project posted by the big A…arctic camel…thanks. 😇 ![611e2037669fe9d3e5d3cf226397b56f10ed08f4_2_662x1000](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/0/609caada3ecf3fe41fde4e360e6abc9cdf63849c.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/p/C7mziB5OCnc/?img\_index=1](https://www.instagram.com/p/C7mziB5OCnc/?img_index=1) ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/923 "2024-05-31T15:40:38Z")
> **[SO—IL completes perforated aluminum facade of downtown brooklyn's ‘nine chapel’](https://www.designboom.com/architecture/9-chapel-so-il-tankhouse-downtown-brooklyn-new-york-08-29-2023/)** > >   ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/924 "2024-05-31T18:35:38Z")
Split this topic on May 31, 2024, 6:35pm UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: [NEW YORK | 335 Eighth Ave | FT | 9 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-335-eighth-ave-ft-9-floors/22288/29) ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/925 "2024-05-31T18:34:40Z")
> [@NEW YORK | 335 Eighth Ave | FT | 9 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-335-eighth-ave-ft-9-floors/22288): > > The tenants (Gristedes, a theater, a McDonalds, a taco shop, a dry cleaners, and a medical equipment supplier, and the longstanding Midtown Tennis Club) are gone. Snapped some “before demolition begins” pictures, today: ---
**Author:** ![GSPLover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@GSPLover](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GSPLover)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/926 "2024-05-31T19:09:03Z")
It looks great, just wondering what it will sound like in a driving rain or, better yet, a hail storm? Do they test for those scenarios when designing these or other, especially metal, 🤔 decorative panels? ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/927 "2024-06-10T20:26:06Z")
50-07 5th St (update) > **[The Alchemy Completes Construction at 50-07 5th Street in Long Island City,...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/06/the-alchemy-completes-construction-at-50-07-5th-street-in-long-island-city-queens.html)** > > Construction is complete on The Alchemy, a six-story, 17-unit project from BK Developers Inc. in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, Queens. photos by Michael Young ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/7/c792cef2e6fe4473564dd70ac5c2b3c1991435bd.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/8/18f672a9d567167923ef6a1b7c1822660a069174.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/5/85bdf3eab67a8a9235cce3f00d110e6a6e5ecf57.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/928 "2024-06-13T01:46:27Z")
538-542 West 29th Street > **[538-542 West 29th Street Prepares For Demolition in West Chelsea, Manhattan -...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/03/538-542-west-29th-street-prepares-for-demolition-in-west-chelsea-manhattan.html)** > > Demolition is set to begin at 538-542 West 29th Street, a ten-story, 98-room hotel and 55-unit complex by Jeffrey Cole Architects in West Chelsea. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/1/21b60f9ec21652594c3c3302a05478f2c8919323.jpeg) Earlier today (demolition of existing buildings) ![IMG_5263](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/1/51a458113eb144f3b70c4ab6598cfe6f745a5d0c.jpeg) ![IMG_5262](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/e/eee6f2bcbfa5f6134b060482011b9b0fce3ec5a5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/929 "2024-06-17T15:59:15Z")
Some new developments for Midtown **34 East 35th Street** > **[Permits Filed for 34 East 35th Street in Murray Hill, Manhattan - New York YIMBY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/06/permits-filed-for-34-east-35th-street-in-murray-hill-manhattan.html)** > > Permits have been filed for an 18-story mixed-use building at 34 East 35th Street in Murray Hill, Manhattan. **273 Fifth Avenue** > **[Foundations Underway For 273 Fifth Avenue in NoMad, Manhattan - New York YIMBY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/06/foundations-underway-for-273-fifth-avenue-in-nomad-manhattan.html)** > > Construction is underway at 273 Fifth Avenue, a five-story, four-unit project by C3D Architecture and B&R Global Services in NoMad, Manhattan. Photo by Michael Young ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/9/b934158469582cab9c098dcb3d33a1184fba5614.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/930 "2024-06-21T15:19:23Z")
![26B3EC78-FABC-4E53-B264-A12D653130A7_1_102_o](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/f/bf2afd3f035a96561a534218d876def28d3f7220.jpeg) ![IMG_4395](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/2/82c13c57b84f3e1d4d57a5e1c827a8dc554a3e31.jpeg) Nice infill going up in Red Hook ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165/931 "2024-06-24T02:29:19Z")
**Construction Update:** One Park Point at 11 Ocean Parkway ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/4/94ad839b47609f60d7daad02a5ef8732882c925d.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/a/aa5a820d111547750ae14939b3402536cc4e2d74.jpeg) Credit: [FC](https://fieldcondition.com/blog/2024/6/20/construction-update-11-ocean-parkway) [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165.md?page=45) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/165.md?page=47)